HOUSTON -- made one more big play to convince the he should be in the mix of linebackers to replace injured .Borland, a third-round pick from Wisconsin, returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown, third-string quarterback threw three TD pa ses and San Francisco beat the 40-13 on Thursday night.Bowman is expected to mi s at least half the season as he recovers from a devastating left knee injury sustained in the NFC championship game lo s to the rival . is listed as the starter, but defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said younger players would get a "good, healthy dose of snaps" Thursday night to move up the depth chart.Borland also had a team-high six Draymond Green Jersey tackles."I think I had one of my better games, but I still made some mistakes I need to fix," Borland said. "That's kind of been the story this preseason, so I have some things to improve on, but it could help." did not play for the . played the first half and went 4 for 11 for 60 yards before Johnson took over.Coach had said earlier in the week that he planned to play Kaepernick. He decided Wednesday that he would rest Kaepernick and the rest of his starters."Some of the starters didn't get to play and that was a decision to keep them from that kind of fun," Harbaugh said. "I feel bad for that, for them, but some of our other guys got a chance to play the best Jason Richardson Jersey game of their career. That's really exciting for me."Houston quarterbacks and both threw interceptions as they compete for the backup job behind . Keenum went 8 of 17 for 70 yards and Savage went 8 for 12 for 43 yards.Keenum got the start and misfired on five of his first seven pa ses. He got the moving on his third series, completing three pa ses to .Rookie finished the drive with a 41-yard field goal. Boswell is competing with for Ky Bowman Jersey Houston's kicking duties.Gabbert started 1 of 4 and was sacked by outside linebacker on the second-to-last play of the first quarter. Mercilus, a late first-round pick in 2012 now backing up , tackled behind the line on the next play.Savage started the second quarter for Houston and completed his first six throws. His first mi s was a third-down to s to and Bullock kicked a 52-yard field goal for a 6-0 lead.Gabbert completed a 32-yard pa s to to finally kick-start the and to sed a 14-yard TD pa s to with 1:18 left in the half.Harbaugh said Gabbert hurt his shoulder in the first half and underwent an X-ray.Keenum returned with 1:12 left in the half and the ball at the Houston 19. He threw behind Posey and intercepted and returned it to the Houston 13. Johnson threw a touchdown pa s to on the next play. kicked a 28-yard field goal in the third quarter. Borland then picked off Savage's next throw, stepping in front of tight end and racing to the end zone."It's just anticipation," Savage said. "I've just got to Wilt Chamberlain Jersey get the ball out quicker. I think it was the right read. It was just the ball has got to be out and that's something I can definitely improve on." rookie intercepted Johnson's pa s and returned it 77 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter.Johnson threw a 5-yard touchdown pa s to and blocked a punt out of the end zone for a safety in the fourth quarter.Nose tackle , center and right guard were the only San Francisco first-teamers to start. Wilhoite and fullback were the only other regular starters who played. Wilhoite only played on special teams.Carrier left the game with a hamstring injury.Notes: Kaepernick finished the preseason 12 for 22 for 115 yards. ... RG was the only first-team offensive player to start. NT and defensive end were the first-team starters on defense for the . ... CB and RB mi sed all four preseason games.Copyright 2014 by The Chris Mullin Jersey A sociated Pre s